The Amazon Crisis

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Quiz on The Amazon Crisis, created by ANA MARIA ESTRADA PINEDA on 23/08/2019.
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Question 1

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Match the words with their synonyms or definitions. Rainforest - [blank_start]Dense forest found in tropical areas.[blank_end] Endangerment - [blank_start]to expose to harm or danger.[blank_end] Encouraging - [blank_start]Supporting, stimulating.[blank_end] Spat - [blank_start]A brief quarrel[blank_end]. Loggers - [blank_start]A person who cuts down trees.[blank_end] Ranging - [blank_start]extending.[blank_end] Savannah - [blank_start]Open grasslands.[blank_end] Emitting - [blank_start]Producing[blank_end] Data - [blank_start]information.[blank_end] Atmosphere - [blank_start]gaseous envelope surrounding the earth.[blank_end] Deforestation - [blank_start]the removal of all or most[blank_end] [blank_start]of the trees in a forest area.[blank_end] Emboldened - [blank_start]made courageous.[blank_end] Feeling the pinch - [blank_start]be affected by finances.[blank_end] Budget cuts - [blank_start]give less money than before.[blank_end] Blow - [blank_start]an attack[blank_end]
Answer
  • Dense forest found in tropical areas.
  • to expose to harm or danger.
  • Supporting, stimulating.
  • A brief quarrel
  • A person who cuts down trees.
  • extending.
  • Open grasslands.
  • Producing
  • information.
  • gaseous envelope surrounding the earth.
  • the removal of all or most
  • of the trees in a forest area.
  • made courageous.
  • be affected by finances.
  • give less money than before.
  • an attack

Question 2

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The fire rate in Brazil so far has remained stable compared to the same period last year.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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How big is the Amazon Rainforest?
Answer
  • About the size of the United States.
  • About half the size of the United States.
  • The size of seven South American countries.

Question 4

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Where is the fire taking place?
Answer
  • Brazil, Peru, Chile, and southern Colombia.
  • Brazil, souther Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia
  • Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay.
  • Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Uruguay.

Question 5

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Environmentalists dislike Bolsonaro's management of the Amazon Rainforest because
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  • His environmental policies are reckless and permissive.
  • He promised to restore the country's economy.
  • He has a pro-business stance that compromises environmental welfare.

Question 6

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According to Bolsonaro, the current Amazon crisis is
Answer
  • A result of natural resources mismanagement by the previous government.
  • His fault.
  • A consequence of the dismissal of the director of the INEP.
  • A conspiracy against him created by environmentalists.
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